PICTURES: Cardiac tests for young athletes debated

APRIL BARTHOLOMEW / THE MORNING CALL

Football players and brothers Hunter and Mitchell (left) play football with their father and Nazareth football coach Dave Lutte (not shown) at Andrew S. Leh Stadium in Nazareth. They participated in a screening program held by Coordinated Health to check their hearts for undetected heart defects that could cause sudden cardiac arrest as seen with other high school athletes. Hunter was flagged and went to CHOP in Philadelphia after an echocardiogram ID'ed a potential problem. He was cleared after more testing. Organizers say that the testing, which is $15-$25, is worth the cost, considering that roughly 1 in 100 screened people will find a potential problem.

Football players and brothers Hunter and Mitchell (left) play football with their father and Nazareth football coach Dave Lutte (not shown) at Andrew S. Leh Stadium in Nazareth. They participated in a screening program held by Coordinated Health to check their hearts for undetected heart defects that could cause sudden cardiac arrest as seen with other high school athletes. Hunter was flagged and went to CHOP in Philadelphia after an echocardiogram ID'ed a potential problem. He was cleared after more testing. Organizers say that the testing, which is $15-$25, is worth the cost, considering that roughly 1 in 100 screened people will find a potential problem. (APRIL BARTHOLOMEW / THE MORNING CALL)

Football player Hunter plays football with father Dave Lutte and Mitchell (both not shown) at Andrew S. Leh Stadium in Nazareth. They participated in a screening program held by Coordinated Health to check their hearts for undetected heart defects that could cause sudden cardiac arrest as seen with other high school athletes. Hunter was flagged and went to CHOP in Philadelphia after an echocardiogram ID'ed a potential problem. He was cleared after more testing. Organizers say that the testing, which is $15-$25, is worth the cost, considering that roughly 1 in 100 screened people will find a potential problem.

Football player Hunter plays football with father Dave Lutte and Mitchell (both not shown) at Andrew S. Leh Stadium in Nazareth. They participated in a screening program held by Coordinated Health to check their hearts for undetected heart defects that could cause sudden cardiac arrest as seen with other high school athletes. Hunter was flagged and went to CHOP in Philadelphia after an echocardiogram ID'ed a potential problem. He was cleared after more testing. Organizers say that the testing, which is $15-$25, is worth the cost, considering that roughly 1 in 100 screened people will find a potential problem. (APRIL BARTHOLOMEW / THE MORNING CALL)